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‘Hands down the best New Zealand movie of all time’ – Geoff Murphy’s ‘puha western’ Utu

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Quentin Tarantino called Geoff Murphy’s 1983 film Utu “hands down the best New Zealand movie of all time” while in Auckland this week to promote The Hateful Eight. In this essay, republished with the kind permission of NZ On Screen, Paul Stanley Ward and Costa Botes look back on the landmark piece of New Zealand cinema. … Read more

What We Lost When We Lost 3D – Paula Penfold’s History of the Teina Pora Investigation

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After yesterday’s grim news that 3D has been axed by Mark Weldon and MediaWorks, we thought back to a recent speech by one of the show’s journalists. Half a year and what feels like a lifetime ago – when Campbell Live and 3D were going concerns – Paula Penfold spoke to the Wintec Press Club about her team’s momentous work on the … Read more

Sports: The Weekly NFL All You Need To Know

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Things are heating up as the NFL season rushes past the halfway mark. Our NFL correspondent Tea Manuel looks at ten key match ups for the weekend and the ten players you need to watch.  NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. WASHINGTON REDSKINS Here’s a little stat to start this weeks piece: if the Patriots beat Washington … Read more

Politics: “A Tax Switch, From Earning to Owning” – Josie Pagani Writes Andrew Little’s Speech

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On Sunday, Andrew Little will deliver his first speech as leader to the Labour Party conference. In the leadup, he’ll have been peppered with advice on what to say, what not to say, and how to say it. We at the Spinoff want to help, too, and invited a bunch of bright people to draft … Read more

Politics: “Build a Country to Work In” – Helen Kelly Writes Andrew Little’s Speech

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On Sunday, Andrew Little will deliver his first speech as leader to the Labour Party conference. In the leadup, he’ll have been peppered with advice on what to say, what not to say, and how to say it. We at the Spinoff want to help, too, and invited a bunch of bright people to draft … Read more